Neither Here Nor There

 

Gray day and white snow;

Icicles hang from the eaves;

Snow is in the air.

Icicles hanging,

Reflecting the sky's gray clouds.

They are frozen light.

Fallen wind chime lies

Unattended on the porch--

No wind and no chimes.

Rolling in the snow

Ghost takes a short morning break;

Then returns to the barn.

Perching on a branch,

Bird watches me watching it--

Communication.

Frozen suspended:

Drops hanging from the bushes;

Neither here nor there.

Staunch and courageous

Little bird cares not for me

In her search for food.

Growing from a rock,

Solitary sumac stands

Reaching for the sky.